2go abotiz pick up my documents today july 26, 2006

[Gensanbritish]

hi ZObel,


I am just waiting for the schedule of my interview. I hope that will be very soon as i cant stop thinking about it... thanks for you post..


Gensanbritish ( Paul and Jovelyn)

[IainBusby]

hi ZObel,


I am just waiting for the schedule of my interview. I hope that will be very soon as i cant stop thinking about it

Hi Jovelyn,
It looks like your application was submitted about 1 week before my wife's, which she handed in personally. I made an email enquiry to the embassy to ManilaVisaEnquiries.manila@fco.gov.uk , about how much notice for a proposed interview date we could expect to be given. After an initial "out of the office" auto reply, I got a another reply from them on 29th of August which said:

"To date we are dealing settlement application received on 05 July.
For settlement visa applications the visa section of the embassy targets to process applications in 3 months. There will be one of three outcomes: issuance of visa, refusal of visa, or interview. If you require an interview, the embassy aims to be able to provide an appointment within 15 working days.
Unfortunately there will invariably be times - particularly at peak travel times - when the embassy cannot reach these standards with all applications.We recommend that you allow at least 3 months for settlement.
We will advise the applicant as soon as it will be considered."

With this reply in mind and the fact that UKVACS said it will take 3 months when she submitted her application, both my wife and I have decided to try not to think about it too much until both September and October are over, otherwise we'll both go stark staring mad just checking that UKVACS tracking page every day and seeing the same depressing status message "At The British Embassy".
Iain.

[scotsfiancee]

"To date we are dealing settlement application received on 05 July.
For settlement visa applications the visa section of the embassy targets to process applications in 3 months. There will be one of three outcomes: issuance of visa, refusal of visa, or interview. If you require an interview, the embassy aims to be able to provide an appointment within 15 working days.
Unfortunately there will invariably be times - particularly at peak travel times - when the embassy cannot reach these standards with all applications.We recommend that you allow at least 3 months for settlement.
We will advise the applicant as soon as it will be considered."

Were just about same email that had received from the manila embassy. So since it could take up 3 months who knows maybe will get our interview by this month or maybe October.